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M. G. HUBBARD.

Grain Band Cutter.

No. 231,424. Patented Aug. 24,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

MOSES G. HUBBARD, OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GRAIN BINDER ASSOCIATION, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAIN-BAND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,424, dated August 24, 1880.

Application filed April 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MOSES G. HUBBARD, of Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improved Tool for Cutting and Removing Wire, Twine, or Paper Bands from Bundles of Grain; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the drawings which form part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inventiou, showing the side which holds the bands and on which the cutting lever is located. Fig. 2 is a view of the cutting-side. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through 00 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view of the cutting-lever.

My tool is composed of the following essen tial parts: the stem A, handle B, the bifurcated lever G, the thin plate body of the tool D, the hookingshoulder N, and the small plate R.

In the side or edge of the thin plate body of the tool I), I form an opening, the lower edge of which is formed into a cutting-edge, as shown at z, and the upper edge of this opening may be of any convenient form to admit of filing the said cutting-edge to sharpen it when worn. Near the inner end of this opening I locate the pivot or fulcrum of the bifurcated cutting-lever O, which extends back and is pivoted to the lower end of the stem A. The upper prong of this lever extends forward and out beyond the body of the tool, as shown at K, to stop it when it reaches the band, (as it is forced into the bundle by the side of the baud,) and guides the band down between its cutting-edge and the cutting-edge of the openin g in the body of the tool. The stem A passes through the bearing L at the top of the body of the tool to keep it in position. The small plate R is soldered to the thin plate body D of the tool.

The cutting-lever is fastened near the bottom of the cutting-edge, between the body of the tool and small plate R, by means of pivot or bolt, which acts as a fulcrum.

A wedge-shaped recess, Y, is formed in the side of the cutting-lever, whereby a narrow passage-way is formed for the band into or between the side of the lever and small plate R.

It will be observed that when the upper prong of this lever presses the end of the cut baud down pastthe hooking-shoulder N it forms the end of the wire into a small hook, by which it is pulled out of the bundle by the tool, and when the cutting-lever is pushed up to its position the lower prong of the lever forces up this hook and the band is easily discharged.

It may be better to use a separate piece as the cutting-shoulder, and the projection from the plate body of the tool as the hookingshoulder, because the cutting-shoulder would be the first to wear out and require replacing.

The stem A is attached to the tool by the guide-bearing L and the pivot 0, which attaches its lower end to the cutting-lever. At this joint it is desirable to have a link, S, extending from it to the central pivot, n, to add to the durability of the working-joints.

The body D of the tool is preferably made of sheet metal, as shown, because, in order to catch the wire band, it becomes necessary to force the tool into the bundle of grain, which would be difficult to do were the body very thick.

The operation of my tool is as follows, viz: The tool is pushed into the bundle, however tightly bound, until the projecting portion of the lever reaches the band, and should the lever be out of position the baud forces it up into proper position, and then slides down to near the pivot or fulcrum of the cutting-lever, where it is between the cuttiugedges and over the hooking-shoulder. The tool is then pulled out by the handle B, and the stem A pulls up the end of the cutting-lever to which it is attached, and the band is thus cut and one end of it is hooked over the hooking-shoulder and by it pulled out and away from the bundle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a tool for cutting wire bands, a pivoted bifurcated cutting-lever, 0, provided with a projecting prong, K, to guide the wire to the bifurcation, and a wedge-shaped recess, Y, in

combination with a hoohilie-shoulder, N, and cutting-edge substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A bifurcated cuttinglcver, t, provided with a prong, K, and wedge-shaped recess Y, and pivoted at n, in combination with the body of the tool I), provided with a cutting-edge, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a tool for cutting wire hands, a cutting-lcver,(), pivoted at n, and provided with a prong to cut and bend the wire and apron; to discharge said cut and bent wire from out of the tool, in combination with a hookingshoulder, N, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of the hooliing-shoulder N and the shorter prong of the pivoted cutting-level C, for the purpose of discharging the wire afterit has been cut and hooked, substantially as set forth.

5. In a tool t'orentting wire bands, a pivoted bifurcated cutting-lever, U, in which one prong" cuts and bends the wire and the other discharges the same, in combination with a body, I), provided with a cutting-edge, z, and a hooking-shoulder, N, substantially as and for the purpose spccitied.

6. In a tool for cutting wire bands, the combination of the body 1), plate R, carrying the hooking-shmilder N, pivoted bifurcated cutting lcver 0, provided with a prong, K, stem A. and handle B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

The foregoing specification and claims signed by me this 10th day of March, A. 1). 1579.

MOSES G. HUBBARD.

Witnesses:

'l. 1:. IELTON, M. G. HUBBARD, Jr. 

